Safety forces fireplace tear fuel to disperse a protest in opposition to U.S. and Israeli assaults on Iran, at a bridge resulting in the fortified Inexperienced Zone the place the U.S. Embassy is positioned in Baghdad, on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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Indignant Iraqi protesters clashed on Sunday (March 1, 2026) night with safety forces close to the U.S. embassy in Baghdad throughout demonstrations againt the U.S.-Israel struggle on Iran, AFP journalists stated.
Protesters tried to storm Baghdad’s Inexperienced Zone, the place the U.S. embassy is positioned, however safety forces used tear fuel to disperse them.
An AFP photographer noticed ambulances arriving on the gathering, and reported suffocation circumstances from tear fuel and listening to what gave the impression of dwell gunfire.
It was their second try on Sunday (March 1, 2026) to enter the realm after clashing within the morning with closely deployed safety forces.
Protesters supporting Iraqi Shi’ite armed teams react to tear fuel as they try to maneuver towards the U.S. embassy positioned in Baghdad’s Inexperienced Zone, as riot police deploy to dam their advance, following the Israel and U.S. strikes on Iran and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 1, 2026.
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Reuters
The U.S. embassy had warned earlier that protests close to its compound “could flip violent,” and suggested its nationals to “stay alert to their environment and keep away from massive crowds.”
It additionally warned of “lively threats to U.S. pursuits in Iraq together with eating places, companies, and people.”
Telegram channels and social media platforms near pro-Iran armed teams referred to as on folks to participate within the protests.
Revealed – March 02, 2026 02:14 am IST